[每日一贴] Good Sentences

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秋雨荆州 发表于 2013-4-9 23:22
楼主好久不见

呵呵，秋版好！

最近比较忙，都没有时间背单词，:L  郁闷呀……

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    You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.
    每一次经历都让你获得力量、勇气和自信，而你也将因此不再害怕。必须明知不可为而为之。
    埃莉诺·罗斯福



    Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
    幸福不应该留到未来品尝，幸福是你专门为当下的自己所准备的。
    Jim Rohn 吉姆·罗恩



    What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well…
    沙漠之所以美丽，是因为在它的某个角落隐藏着一口井水……
    《小王子》

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He can't adjust himself to the whirl of modern life in this big city.
他无法适应这个大都市的现代生活的忙碌。

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Despite its length and convoluted plot, "Asta's Book" is a rich and rewarding read.
虽然《阿斯塔的书》篇幅冗长、情节复杂，但不失为一本丰富及有益的读物。


Her train of thought was so convoluted that I couldn't follow the conversation at all.
她一系列的言论都让人非常费解，以至于我完全不能理解整个对话。


You've planning something in that convoluted pixie mind of yours.
你那颗爱恶作剧的复杂脑瓜子,是在盘算着什么花招吧。


General Jodice’s command plays a pivotal role in a convoluted chain that starts with political orders from NATO headquarters in Brussels and passes through a military command center in Naples, Italy.
从北约总部的政治命令开始到通过在那不勒斯军事指挥中心的错综复杂的链条中，Jodice将军的命令起得关键作用


This is a little more convoluted than the previous examples, but is still pretty straightforward.
这个例子要比前面的例子更复杂一点，但是原理仍然非常简单。

walnuts come in hard and convoluted shells.
胡桃有坚硬扭曲的外壳。

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The censors eviscerated the book to make it inoffensive to the President.
审查员删去了该书的精华以取悦于总统。

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You need to systematize your approach to problem solving.
你需要采用有条理的方法解决问题。

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A year after her husband died her father suggested to her that she had worn the willow for long enough.
丈夫死去一年后，她的父亲劝她守节已够久，不要再悲伤了。


Willow trees breaking out into buds foretell the coming of spring.
柳枝绽青报春来.

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The retired film star sequestered herself from the world.
这位退休的影星过着隐居的生活。

The tasty bivalves are known for removing excess phytoplankton from water and sequestering nutrients in their shells and flesh.
鲜美的牡蛎能够将疯长的浮游植物“驱逐”出水域，并将水中过多的养分“收押”到自己体内。

The judge sequestered they jury during the trial to prevent them from being influenced by the media coverage of the trial.
在审判期间，为避免媒体报道的影响，法官将陪审团隔离起来。

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His interest in photography is only a passing fad.
他对摄影的爱好仅是一时的兴致。

Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers.
许多招聘人员表示，对于顶级经理人来说，过去所认为的“不光彩”正在慢慢淡去。

The question can’t be lightly dismissed as a fad or a dream.
不可轻率地认为这个问题是一个怪念头或空想而不予考虑。

Fads breed in empty heads and full purses.
流行时尚从空虚的头脑和鼓胀的钱包中产生

This created a larger market for dieting solutions, particularly fads such as cold-rain douches, chest beatings, electrode zappings and massages that promised to crush subcutaneous fat globules.

Once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it.


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The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
宁静突然被打破，一辆大轿车，其 亮着前灯，大声响着喇叭，呼啸着冲进了商场。


I remember how late one night I happened to wake up to find no more blaring of the radio from the window of opposite house.
只记得某夜夜半醒来，对窗的收音机已经沉寂。

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The castle stands in a picturesque setting surrounded by hills.
这座城堡四周环山, 风景如画.

The place is remarkable for its picturesque scenery.
这个地方以它的如画的景色著称。

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Then, again, all of this apocalyptic speculation about takeovers and bankruptcies could be overblown.
不过，所有这些有关收购、破产的末日猜想都有可能被夸大了。

The idea that the Himalaya could lose its glaciers by 2035 is a dramatic and apocalyptic one.
喜马拉雅山的冰川将在2035年消失的消息是惨烈和灾难的。

This issue is no different than many of the other apocalyptic threats that have been brandished over society from time immemorial and for all of those other threats we adapted.
这个问题与社会古已有之的那些重大威胁不无二异，但我们适应了这些威胁。

With its deserts and its slight air of decay, New Mexico is a good place to shoot a post-apocalyptic action film.
新墨西哥州黄沙漫漫，散发出淡淡的衰腐气息，是拍摄末世浩劫动作电影的一处绝佳之地。

A victory is a victory, but what struck viewers in Iowa was that Iraq has heavily-armed apocalyptic factions they have never even heard of.
仗是打赢了，但是让爱荷华州的观战者震惊的是，他们从未听闻伊拉克有具备灾难性打击能力的重型武装派别。

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The say this may help protect against extreme market volatility in the future.
他们说，这有可能有助于防止未来市场的剧烈波动。

world economic growth has slowed, growth of international trade has moderated, there has been severe international financial volatility
世界经济增长放慢，国际贸易放缓，国际金融存在严重的不确定性。

If investors cannot tolerate this volatility, then maybe they would be better not to own equities.
如果投资者不能忍受这种波动，那么他们大概最好不要持有股票。
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pandaliUID: 3428740

这个帖子相当好 做生活学习的有心人 像楼主学习了

秋雨荆州UID: 2903781

呀，kantong的这个帖子又顶上来了~哈哈，非常喜欢这个帖子:loveliness:

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秋雨荆州 发表于 2013-5-21 22:04
呀，kantong的这个帖子又顶上来了~哈哈，非常喜欢这个帖子

多谢秋版。  惭愧呀，好久都没有更新啦。:L

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又读《傲慢与偏见》，就来个句子摘抄吧。

1. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.

2. Mr. Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and caprice, that the experience of three and twenty years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character.

3. The business of her life was to get her daughters married; its solace was visiting and news.
[solace: n. consolation, relief from distress; source of comfort
                                               v. comfort, console, encourage; relieve, appease]

[When his wife left him, he found solace in the bottle (= drank alcohol).
Music was a great solace to me during this period.
They solaced their wretchedness, however, by duets after supper.]

4. Not all that Mrs. Bennet, however, with the assistance of her five daughters, could ask on the subject was sufficient to draw from her husband any satisfactory description of Mr. Bringley.

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平日里光听讲课，自我感觉挺好。一动笔，问题接踵而来：词汇量太小，脑子里一片空白。唉，继续读文章，背单词和例句。

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The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. 人生最大的荣耀，不是从来不曾摔倒，而是每一次摔倒后重新站起来。 ------Ralph Waldo Emerson ------------------------------------------------------------ Commercial jets pump out some 700 million tons of CO2 a year—about two percent of global emissions. That jet exhaust helps warm the planet, especially in the Arctic. Which is especially unfortunate for future fliers. Because climate change may stir up more turbulence over the North Atlantic, causing bumpier flights there. Consumer psychology is big business. To explore how pricing can sway customer choice, researchers took volunteers on an imaginary shopping spree. ------------------------------------------------------------ Instinct is not always a good guide. 凭本能行事不一定都对. The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts. 那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。

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parcel

vt. To divide into parts and distribute:
parceled out the land to their three children. 把这块地分给他们的三个孩子
A parcel of land is a piece of land.
These small parcels of land were purchased for the most part by local people.

parcel off phr v to divide something into small parts so that it can be sold 　

The new owner has parceled off many of the company's assets.

parcel out phr v to divide or share something among several people 　
They didn't want the federal government parceling out food supplies.

parcel up phr v
to make something into a parcel by wrapping it up 　
She parcelled up the photos.

to divide something into small parts, especially so that it is easier to deal with 　
University education is often parcelled up into specialist teaching units

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    We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.
    改变世界不需要魔法，只要我们发挥出内在的力量。
    J. K. Rowling

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pneumonia  n.（名词）
An acute or chronic disease marked by inflammation of the lungs and caused by viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms and sometimes by physical and chemical irritants.
肺炎


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Smoking is a causative factor in the development of several serious diseases, including lung cancer.
Both nicotine and carbon monoxide inhaled with cigarette smoking have been incriminated as causative factors.

poverty as a causative factor in crime.

Other insects serve as carriers for the causative agents of diseases that destroy trees.
其他昆虫作为摧毁树木的疾病的病原体的媒介物。


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discord,strife,contention,dissension,conflict,clash,variance

2. These nouns are compared as they mean a state of disagreement and disharmony.
这些名词相比较是由于它们都表示一种不一致和不协调的状态。

3. Discord   is a lack of harmony often marked by bickering and antipathy:
Discord  指缺少和谐，常以争吵和互不相容为特征：
family discord.
家庭不和。

4. Strife    usually implies a struggle, often destructive, between rivals or factions:
Strife  通常暗示斗争，常指竞争双方或两派间的毁灭性斗争：
a measure intended to end party strife.
一项结束党派纷争的措施。

5. Contention    in this sense is largely limited to dispute in the form of heated debate or quarreling:
Contention  在这个意义上主要限于争论，表现为激烈的辩论或争吵：
Political discussions often give rise to lively contention.
政治讨论经常出现的热烈的争论。

6. Dissension   implies difference of opinion that disrupts unity within a group:
Dissension  暗示意见不同致使团体内团结的分裂：
Dissension is rampant among the members of the committee.
意见分歧在委员会的成员中蔓延。

7. Conflict   suggests antagonism of ideas or interests that often results in hostility or divisiveness:
Conflict  意为观点或兴趣相对抗而经常导致敌对行为或分裂：
conflict between smoking and nonsmoking factions.
吸烟派和不吸烟派间的冲突。

8. Clash   implies sharp conflict involving irreconcilable ideas or interests:
Clash  暗示由于不可调和的观点或兴趣而导致的尖锐冲突：
had to exercise all her tact to prevent clashes between the two opinionated guests.
她必须竭尽她的娴熟的社交手腕来阻止这两位固执己见的客人间的冲突。

9. Variance   usually suggests discrepancy or incompatibility:
Variance  通常表示不相符合或不相容：
His actions are often at variance with his principles.
他的行为经常与他的原则不相符合

From E-C American Heritage Dictionary
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A note of discord has crept into relations between the two countries.
The contrasts between rich and poor nations are a source of discord.
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Strife is strong disagreement or fighting. (FORMAL)

Twenty years of civil strife have left the country's economy in ruins.
He lost his job during last year's industrial strife.
Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.
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The teams met in fierce contention for first place.
各队为取得第一名在激烈的竞争中遭遇
There's a lot of contention about that issue - for every person firmly in favour, there's someone fiercely against it.
The matter has been settled - it's no longer in contention.


contention      an opinion expressed in an argument:
[+ that] It is her contention that exercise is more important than diet if you want to lose weight.

Her main contention is that staff should get better training.
There is no evidence to support her contention.

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Dissension   arguments and disagreement, especially in an organization, group, political party, etc:
There are signs of dissension within the ruling political party.
The tax cut issue has caused dissension among administration officials.
　This move sowed dissension within the party ranks.
　The Labour Party was torn by internal dissensions .
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argument,dispute,controversy

2. These nouns denote discussion involving conflicting points of view.
这些名词均指带有不同观点的讨论。

3. Argument   stresses the advancement by each side of facts and reasons buttressing its contention and intended to persuade the other side:
Argument  强调各方用事实和理由来支持自己的论点并试图说服对方的进展：
Emotions are seldom swayed by argument.
情绪很少受论证的影响。

4. Dispute   stresses division of opinion by its implication of contradictory points of view and often implies animosity:
Dispute  强调由于涉及相互矛盾的观点而导致意见上的分歧，常常暗含敌意：
A dispute arose among union members about the terms of the new contract.
工会会员们在新合同的条款方面产生争执。

5. Controversy   is especially applicable to major differences of opinion involving large groups of people rather than individuals:
Controversy  尤其用来指大批人，而非个别人在观点上存在的分歧：
The use of nuclear power is the subject of widespread controversy.
使用核武力是一个会引起广泛争议的问题。

From E-C American Heritage Dictionary

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elation // transcend //
" Eigen argues that physical laws govern chemistry. Chemistry leads o the combinatorial possibilities of molecular biology. This complexity allows the origin of life. " (Arne Traulsen) // "Life is based on physics, but its ultimate outcome is of a sophistication that transcends anything we can describe by any known physical law." (Manfred Eigen) // tackle __ Vocabulary from: Arne Traulsen. "From Matter to Self-Organizing Life". [Science. Oct 4, 2013 ]


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sonorous // phylogeny // preliminary
overseer // scoop up // solicit // pathogenic // curated
querulously // imperative //
pervasive // grin // unabashedly // partake // "Nothing else comes close to bestowing the broad benefits of a solid exercise routine" (Kelly Downing) // prolong the vivacity // in sharp contrast to // outreach // nuanced // synergistic // hindrance // inordinate // workload // unequivocally // immense __ [ Vocabulary from : Pg 26 - 38 Science. Oct 4, 2013 ]

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stash // trump // moral code // contemplate // retribution // sanction // delineate __ Vocabulary from : Elizabeth Culotta "Brain Stimulation Sparks 'Machiavellian Choices'"

robust // voluminous // deluge // revamp // prestige // downside // scramble // get aired __ Vocabulary from : Eli Kintisch, "For Researchers, IPCC Leaves a Deep Impression"

one whit of progress // rudimentary // unequivocal // supersede // draconian // contentious // intensification __ Vocabulary from : "The IPCC Gains Confidence in Key Forecast"

spare // sweeping // epic // stalemate // impasse // prompt // exempted // a quick turnaround // furloughed __Vocabulary from : Kaiser et al. " U.S. Shutdown Spares An 'Essential' Few "

ignite a passion // tactic // demystify // counteract environmental threats // take optimum advantage // imperative __ vocabulary from Alberts, McNutt "Science Demystified"

[Source: Science. Oct 4, 2013 ]

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Ever since the decryption of the human genetic code, a burst of new research in the field of genetics has occurred, and certainly, as our ability to manipulate our DNA increases, so too will the debate over designer babies escalate.

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Ethan Hawke's character was born with a congenital heart condition which would cast him out of getting a chance to travel in space

cast out [cast sb/sth⇔out] phr v
literary to force someone or something to leave a place

God has cast out the demons from your soul.

cast out  
v.
1. expel from a community or group
2. throw or cast away